Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 91.7% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 72nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +251.2% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 63.9% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 84.5% | 92.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,252 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,152 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,329 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain was 91.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Bahrain ranks 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.